Definition of balance

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Balance (n.) A movement in dancing. See Balance, v. i., S..

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Seesaw :: Seesaw (n.) A play among children in which they are seated upon the opposite ends of a plank which is balanced in the middle, and move alternately up and down..
Apoise :: Apoise (adv.) Balanced.
Overbalance :: Overbalance (v. t.) To cause to lose balance or equilibrium.
Poise :: Poise (v.) The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed..
Square :: Square (n.) To make even, so as leave no remainder of difference; to balance; as, to square accounts..
Diptera :: Diptera (n. pl.) An extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc. They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of sharp organs (mandibles and maxillae) with which they pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete metamorphosis, their larvae (called maggots) being usually without feet..
Verge :: Verge (n.) The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement. See under Escapement..
Unbalanced :: Unbalanced (a.) Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise..
Balancement :: Balancement (n.) The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise; even adjustment of forces.
Outbalance :: Outbalance (v. t.) To outweight; to exceed in weight or effect.
Settle :: Settle (n.) To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to settle an account..
Scalebeam :: Scalebeam (n.) The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied..
Equilibration :: Equilibration (n.) The process by which animal and vegetable organisms preserve a physiological balance.
Libratory :: Libratory (a.) Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise or level..
Balance :: Balance (v. i.) To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force; to waver; to hesitate.
Close :: Close (v. t.) Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote..
Quadrate :: Quadrate (a.) Square; even; balanced; equal; exact.
Unbalanced :: Unbalanced (a.) Not adjusted; not settled; not brought to an equality of debt and credit; as, an unbalanced account; unbalanced books..
Poise :: Poise (v. i.) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt..
Scale :: Scale (n.) The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale; -- chiefly used in the plural when applied to the whole instrument or apparatus for weighing. Also used figuratively..
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